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The latest scoop on litter
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Jacqueline C. Neilson, DVM, DACVB
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Dr. Jacqueline Neilson highlights research on cats' litter and litter box preferences.
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Nerve location through electrical nerve stimulation
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Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, DACVA
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Lydia Love, DVM
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Traditionally, peripheral nerve blockade has been achieved by identifying anatomical landmarks and speculatively depositing local anesthetic agents.
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A challenging case: Severe hypercalcemia in a puppy with hypoadrenocorticism
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Teresa L. Goodson, DVM, DACVIM
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Susan C. Randell, BVSc, DACVIM
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The point of interest in this case was not the disease, but the degree to which it caused an elevated calcium concentration.
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Local and regional anesthesia techniques, Part 2: Stifle, intercostal, intrapleural, and forelimb techniques
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Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, DACVA
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Lydia Love, DVM
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These anesthetic methods, including one recently recommended alternative block, will help you control pain in animals undergoing stifle surgeries, forelimb surgeries, limb amputations, or thoracotomies, as well as in patients with thoracic trauma or cranial abdominal pain.
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Correction
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We urge you to amend Table 4 on page 32 in your January issue of Veterinary Medicine so that incorrect dosages are not inadvertently used in the future.
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Letters: Veterinarians are in the service business
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I would like to comment on Dr. Allen's letter in the January 2009 issue. I am a 1974 graduate.
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Letters: Being both the Mayo Clinic and Wal-Mart is OK
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In the letter "Our profession's identity crisis" in the January 2009 issue of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Drew L. Allen writes, "As I look for direction for my practice, should I be looking to the Mayo Clinic or Wal-Mart?"
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Hot Literature: Does ascites affect survival time in dogs with chronic hepatitis?
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Ascites is a known negative prognostic factor in people with liver disease, so the authors of a recent study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine set out to determine whether this is true in dogs as well, especially since no definitive prognostic indicators have been established for chronic hepatitis in dogs.
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Hot Literature: Exploring the use and effects of glucocorticoids in cats
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Although cats appear to not experience as many side effects with glucocorticoids as other species do, adverse reactions can occur, including skin atrophy and fragility, poor wound healing, and a predisposition to diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure.
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Hot Literature: New Bartonella species isolated in people and sheep
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A new species of Bartonella, Candidatus Bartonella melophagi, that has only recently been identified in sheep has now also been isolated in two women, which adds to the increasing number of Bartonella species that have been found in people in the past 10 years.
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Idea Exchange: Use rolled bath towels to restrain cranky dogs
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For some dogs that do not want to be handled or that may bite, we twist a thick bath towel so that it resembles a long noodle.
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Idea Exchange: A penny to help clients with their thoughts
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Clients with pets suffering from chronic disease often have a difficult time knowing when they should opt for euthanasia.
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Idea Exchange: Protect your keyboards with help from the kitchen
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To keep our laptop keyboard clean during dental procedures, we cover it with Press'n Seal wrap (Glad).
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Idea Exchange: Clear clutter by making the most of storage
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We placed this plastic container designed for storing plastic bags on the outside of a cabinet above our sink and use it to store surgical scrub brushes.
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Idea Exchange: At the beep, please check on Fluffy
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We found that sometimes in the middle of a busy day, those patients needing their temperature, pulse, and respiratory rates or another type of assessment were accidentally being overlooked, so we put a digital timer on each cage in the treatment room and on the cages of boarding animals when needed.
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Idea Exchange: Repurpose syringe cases as instrument covers
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To keep the ultrasonic scaler, drill, and polisher on our dental unit from snagging on the clothing of passing personnel, we made covers for the instruments out of 60-ml syringe cases.
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Mind Over Miller: The eyes have it
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Robert M. Miller, DVM
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As every practitioner knows, men are more likely to faint or get sick to their stomachs watching some of our more gory procedures than are women.
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